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There are rules in a few of the major NA leagues (NHL, NBA, and I think MLB. Not sure if the NFL does it too) where if most, if not all, of the players on a team were to perish the league would hold an "Emergency Draft." Kind of like an expansion draft where the affected team can pick players...

Here's something I've been thinking about, -Before WWII, hockey was relatively popular in Britain. How would it be possible for the game to remain popular (and be a strong fourth sport) on a nationwide level? The sport seems to do well in smaller towns and cities, but when it comes to the...

I somehow missed this thread and I have to say, this is some awesome stuff. LOVE the idea of Burton as Han Solo. :) Subscribing to this thread to make up for lost time! Also, I have to ask about one of my favorite movies, what becomes of Ghostbusters?

In the same vein, if I recall correctly, wasn't there a proposal in the late 1800's that would have had Jamaica join Canada? It was shot down pretty quickly, but the idea is very interesting. Also, if we're going post 1900, there's the Canada-Turks and Caicos Islands union proposal that...

I didn't quite think of it like that, but you're right. The early English courts were heavily French, so that would make sense. Autonomy sounds like the way to go, at least until the rise of nationalism in Europe, then it would be interesting to see what unfolds.

I did find something after posting (bad forum etiquette on my part, posting before finding something), but it raised a few more questions. If Brittany fell into English hands, could the English use it as a major launching point for military excursions into France, or is that too risky for...

I did a quick (yet not very comprehensive) search and didn't find anything, so I apologize if this has been brought up before, but I was wondering how Brittany/Breizh could become independent and stay that way to today and how early this could happen. Giving it some thought, I wondered if it...

Fairly big hockey fan here, I felt I had to add my two cents. :D I'd agree with KingByng. One just has to look back further. Hockey seemed to be relatively popular in the UK (and Western Europe, for that matter) prior to WW2. If you can somehow keep the enthusiasm and interest that people...

This is very interesting! My knowledge on the Suez Canal Crisis is limited, so I won't try to make any statements towards that, but I do have a couple of questions I've been floating around in my head since reading this. One thing I noticed was that this could butterfly Lester B. Pearson from...

It does enjoy a level of popularity here, although a lot more people are familiar with the David Tennant Dr. Who than the older ones. Granted, it's well behind Star Trek and Star Wars, then again, those two series are the main giants in American sci-fi. Now, something really challenging make...

:rolleyes: Considering that there's several disciplines of it (foot and bicycle for summer, trail for the Paralympics, and ski for the Winter Games), a World Cup of it, World Championships, a junior world championships, and is competed at the World Games (which is basically an Olympics with...

They owe a lot to the ex-Soviet and ex-Czechoslovakian coaches they've had running their program. Also to the funding they've been getting from the Eastern Bloc since the 80's has been significant. Iran should be thankful for Russia, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia's help. Will it do...

Karate Street luge (or a type of luge for the summer games) Orienteering Bandy Roller hockey (quad and inline) lacrosse cricket rugby

My guess is that a Semitic language could take a foothold around the Mediterranean region. Northern Europe would possibly be dominated by Uralic languages. You also have to factor in Turkic languages as well (especially Hunnic), which would probably have the second largest presence in the...

How about the Suez Canal Crisis?

-The Gulf War ends with Saddam Hussein getting disposed and tried for war crimes against Kuwait. -Alexandre Daigle doesn't become a bust and eventually becomes one of the best NHLers for the next fifteen years. Would this make the Ottawa Senators a bigger threat? Also have Patrik Stefan and...

Countries I'd like to see exist still? A Celtic nation in Iberia somewhere (Galicia?), Breizh would be neat to see too. A Free City of Danzig would be interesting, although I don't know how feasible it would be to survive without any sort of invasion from either Germany, Poland or the Soviet...

I did an NHL timeline of sorts once a few years back, I'll repost it here. For the Lindros trade (The question was what if Lindros was traded to New York instead of Philadelphia)-Philadelphia would probably become a much more dangerous team with a younger, less-injured Peter Forsberg while the...

Just out of boredom, Rupertsland - Canada (in truth, Rupert's Land was just the name of a territory in British North America that was mostly in Canada) Franklin - parts of Tennessee and the Carolinas (perhaps an alternate name for Tennessee) San Bernardino Valley - Inland Empire in Southern...

Patagonia could work. Not only was it far enough from the capital it was/is different culturally. The Mapuche were the main native people there, and Patagonia also has a sizeable Welsh community. Perhaps Patagonia becomes a member of sorts into the Commonwealth? You could even give the...